Walk Beside Me is a vocal orchestral album of religious songs arranged by John Paul Hayward. It features eight beautiful hymns written by Lois Faber, John Conrad, and Maurice Glendenning. Each piece is infused with a unique cinematic quality that John Paul's writing is known for. The album features eight songs, with four separate soloists, two studio orchestras and a choir. For those of you that listen to orchestral music, we are also releasing Walk Beside Me (Instrumental). It features all eight songs from the original album, but without vocals.
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Produced by
John Paul Hayward Cindy Hayward Delgado Dean Hayward Songs composed by Lois Faber John Conrad Maurice Glendenning Arranged by John Paul Hayward Conducted by Eric Schmidt Mixed by Les Brockman Mastered by Becker Mastering |
Every song on this album holds a special place in my heart. I grew up singing these songs in church, and when the opportunity arose to be a part of a recording project for the House of Aaron, I jumped at the chance. This album in it's entirety was recorded in two stages over the course of five years. It showcases not only my development as an arranger and producer, but also the re-imaging of these beautiful melodies. It's something I'm incredibly proud of, and excited to share with the world. Hopefully it's the first of many!
~John Paul Hayward
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Where can I listen?
Walk Beside Me and Walk Beside Me (Instrumental) are available for purchase at all major digital distributors.
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You can also stream both albums from
Apple Music | Google Play | Amazon Music | Spotify | Pandora and many more! |
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Will there be a physical release?
For those of you that prefer physical copies, you can by a beautifully designed and printed 6 panel digipack from www.houseofaaron.org.
It ships with two CDs featuring vocal and instrumental tracks, as well a six-panel booklet with printed lyrics included.
Sheet music is available for anyone interested in performing one of these arrangements.
It ships with two CDs featuring vocal and instrumental tracks, as well a six-panel booklet with printed lyrics included.
Sheet music is available for anyone interested in performing one of these arrangements.
Thank you for all of your support!
This has been such an undertaking, and I'm so grateful to everyone involved! I couldn't have done this without my wonderful sister/production manager Cindy, or the countless hours of listening and advice from my father. I would especially like to thank Lois, John and Maurice for their wonderful writing that inspired this whole thing. Special thanks to the House of Aaron for supporting me, and for giving me the opportunity to share great music with the world.
This is just the beginning! I have several projects coming down the pipeline that I can't wait to share with everyone, but that will have to wait. In the meantime please enjoy and share Walk Beside Me with everyone you know! The best is yet to come.
This is just the beginning! I have several projects coming down the pipeline that I can't wait to share with everyone, but that will have to wait. In the meantime please enjoy and share Walk Beside Me with everyone you know! The best is yet to come.